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Demand National Girl in Science Day!

The intriguing problem of accepting women in the
scientific domains such as science, chemistry, physics, etc. still persists in
2016. Not only that women struggle to obtain the equality they were promised by
the state, but they also have problems and they are confronting with discriminations
regarding their jobs. It is no secret that there is no national or
international day encouraging girls/women to pursue the sciences, to study, to
choose a career pertaining to this domain.

In some people’s view, sciences and business are
domains in which men rule, “it’s a man’s
world”. No, it is not. Not anymore, at least. While law and business are
two domains in which women proved themselves to be if not as good as men, then
highly superior to them, sciences are, still, a thin-iced field.

A recent Yale study proved that “bias still
persists against women in science”. Barriers exist for girls and women wanting
to follow a science education, and, later, to pursue a career in this realm.
The study, also, states the following: “[1.] Women make up fewer than 10 per
cent of members of scientific advisory boards of the top 100 high-tech
companies in the world. [2.] Less than 1 per cent of all female college freshmen
say they intend to major in computer science. [3.] Only 14 per cent of all
physics professors in the United States are women”.

Is it
fair?

Of course not!

Is it
normal?

Definitely, not!

Fortunately, The Invincible Woman Project
and The United Nations worked together and urged the authorities ratify
International Women in Science Day. The first-ever was on February 11,
2016. Still, there are uncertainties whether it will remain this one or if it
will be legal. Its existence is under a lot of question marks. The UN are
making efforts to legalize it, but there are still a lot to do. That’s why a
campaign was started on that day: #WomeninSTEM.

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